Re: Perfection. What is it? Flipper or Steely Dan?

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Back to the topic.

Singling out Steely Dan for being studio perfectionists is sort of silly. Spending months, if not a year, in the studio was/is the norm for the "big time" artists from the '70s onward. How much money and time did Tusk take to record (...though I'm contradicting myself a bit as Tusk is intentionally not perfect)?

Aside from their first couple of albums, i.e., when they were an actual band, I just generally don't like Steely Dan's music. For me, that's the defining factor - not the process, but the end product. I do admit that Fagen's lyrics and subject matter are almost always interesting though.

Anyway, Black Sabbath's s/t album was recorded in a day. It's as close to perfect as music should be, i.e., not perfect but awesome. But I love plenty of albums that I'm sure were labored over for months that are just as "perfect".
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)

Re: Perfection. What is it? Flipper or Steely Dan?

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penningtron wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm To Bernardo's point there used to be tons of gatekeep-y PRF threads on why we were or weren't supposed to like this or that, etc. Shit can be exhausting. Like what you like and be secure with it.

Next up: threads about which artists have sold out.
LOL

Though, isn't that sort of an inherent part of C/NC?

My reply to Bernardo was genuine, not intended to be smart-assery. I like talking about stuff with all of you.
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)

Re: Perfection. What is it? Flipper or Steely Dan?

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ChudFusk wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 9:07 pm
penningtron wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:48 am
Carl wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:30 am Would see a Steely Dan covers band played like Flipper (Will Shatter era).

Might join a Steely Dan covers band played like Flipper.
I'd probably go see Sloppy Dan.
How about a outlaw country SD cover band called Steely Dang?

How about a math rock SD cover band called Steely Don Caballero?

How about a goth rock SD cover band called Steely Danzig?

How about a nerd rock (think TMBG) SD cover band called Irony Daniel?

How about I shut up now?
How about an old-school hip hop group called RUN D.A.N.?
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